KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Open champions Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem went down 18-21, 21-15, 16-21 to Ko Sung-hyun-Shin Baek-cheol of South Korea. This was a bitter blow to the pair because they were once ahead with 14-10 and 15-12 in the third set.

Their coach Rosman Razak said: “Khim Wah and V Shem played much better this game, they had their chances to seal the deal, and they were once in control by leading 15-12 in the rubber game. Then, they started making mistakes. The South Koreans took advantage of Kim-Wah-V Shem's mistakes and never look back”

On the other hand, world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei showed the Malaysian Open Grand Prix runner-up Sourabh Varma of India a classy lesson by winning 21-9, 21-6 in just 23 minutes.

Yet, another Indian player, P. Kashyap, is waiting for Lee Chong Wei in Friday’s quarter-finals.

All Denmark shuttlers – Jan O Jorgensen, Viktor Axelsen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus – made it to the last eight. This indicates Denmark is going to be a strong contender in the Thomas Cup Finals at the same venue in May.

Vivian doesn't seem to be affected by her ankle injury when she and her partner Khe Wei were able to beat Thailand’s Duanganong Aroonkesorn-V. Kunchala 14-21, 21-18, 21-14 in 50 minutes hard fought game. It was their third win over the Thais.

Vivian-Khe Wei will play South Koreans Jung Kyung-eun-Kim Ha-na on Friday for a semi-finals spot in the Superseries tournament.

“I am glad we played without any pressure. I am thrilled! I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago, but I am happy with my recovery progress, and hope we can continue to do better in the tournament,” said Vivian.

“Our next game against Jung Kyung-eun-Kim Ha-na of South Koreans will not be easy. It will be our first time playing them, we will try to have fun” she added.

In the mixed doubles category, Chan Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing from Malaysia continued their brilliant run by defeating Shin Baek-cheol-Eom Hye-won of South Korea 21-15, 21-10.